00:02This suburban homeowner considers herself one of the lucky ones.
00:06Our kids are now grown up and leaving home
00:08and we've got all this spare space downstairs.
00:11So ideally we'd like to be a part of the solution,
00:14help people out who are in housing distress.
00:18The Brisbane mum would like to offer some of her spare rooms
00:21as affordable rentals but worries about the...
00:24Cost and complexity, capital gains tax, implications,
00:27income tax and also the complexity of regulations navigating that.
00:33They're actually the main deterrence.
00:35A property economist believes more people would rent out a spare room
00:39if tax rules were clarified or international examples were followed,
00:43such as where the government defines a weekly threshold for rent or board
00:47which doesn't attract tax.
00:49New housing supply is a long way off and we do have a rental crisis.
00:54We need to be providing more affordable housing options to people.
00:57So this is a way of dealing with a cost of living crisis,
01:01a rental affordability crisis and we've also got a loneliness epidemic.
01:04Advocates acknowledge these kind of boarding or sharing arrangements
01:08aren't for everyone but argue those who want to do so should be able to.
01:12I think a government being able to provide clear information to them
01:15about how they're protected,
01:17that would really help more people step into home sharing.
01:20The federal government didn't respond to specific questions
01:23about clarifying tax rules for renting spare rooms.
01:26I think it's an old-fashioned way to get it out of your life.
01:27I think it's too close to a place in the house.
01:27I'm trying to get the home of you,
01:27but with some of the meetings and if and if you can move through
01:29support,
01:29I'm trying to be able to make a this amazing,
01:30I don't know if you can always have any more time
